late 14c., from Gaelic loch "lake, narrow arm of the sea," cognate with Old Irish loch "body of water, lake," Breton lagen, Anglo-Irish lough, Latin lacus (see lake (n.1)). The Loch Ness monster is first attested 1933.
雙語例句
1. They spent their afternoons playing golf—extremely badly, I may add—around Loch Lomond.
他們下午都在洛蒙德湖邊打高爾夫——順便提一句，球技糟透了。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The loch's overflow cascades into the waterfalls of a Japanese water garden.
溢出的湖水傾瀉而下，形成了一座日式水景花園的瀑布。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Loch plainly felt guilty about it.
洛赫明顯對(duì)此感到愧疚。
來自柯林斯例句
4. a reported sighting of the Loch Ness monster
據(jù)報(bào)道有人看見尼斯湖水怪
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
5. There have been many attempts, both light-hearted and serious, to locate the Loch Ness Monster.